Products of at least 88,000 businesses were damaged due to a fire at…
Products of at least 88,000 businesses were damaged due to a fire at the Wildberries warehouse in Elektrostal, which occurred after drone attacks. This was reported by Tatiana Kim, founder and head of the marketplace.
Consensus
- Drone attacks occurred on July 18 against Wildberries warehouses in Elektrostal (Moscow Oblast) and Kотовsk (Tambov Region).
- Additional drone attacks took place on July 22 against logistics centers in Krasnodar and Nevinnomyssk.
- The attacks caused fires that damaged goods belonging to at least 80,000 sellers.
- Tatyana Kim, founder of Wildberries, confirmed the damage and announced compensation payments within one day.
- Compensation funds were expected to appear on seller accounts within 24 hours.
- Wildberries is discussing tax relief measures with Russian authorities, including possible deferrals.
Points of divergence
- Tatyana Kim referred to the attacks as 'an act of international terrorism' and stated that Wildberries discussed tax holidays with government bodies. — tvrain
- The Telegram channel reported that regional governors of Moscow Oblast and Tambov Region did not publish any photos or videos of the fires at the warehouses. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- Products of at least 88,000 entrepreneurs damaged due to warehouse fire at Wildberries in Elektrostal — Дождь
- Products of at least 88,000 entrepreneurs damaged by Wildberries warehouse fire in Elektrostal... — Дождь (Telegram)